"I will include climate issues in the constitution" Lee Jae-myung begins gathering opinions following virtual assets and games (Comprehensive)

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, attended a meeting on the climate crisis with youth climate activists held on the 16th at the Youth Culture Space Sinchon Paranggorae in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Before the event started, he posed holding a hand sign with a slogan written on it. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, took steps related to the climate crisis on the 16th. Following virtual assets and games, which are of interest to the 2030 generation, Lee is now reaching out to various topics including the climate crisis.

On the morning of the same day, Lee held a meeting with youth climate crisis activists in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. He said, “I believe we can quickly create an industrial restructuring based on renewable energy through an energy highway, create new industries, and build a society that creates better jobs through science and technology.” He added, “The most important means to achieve ‘net zero’ (carbon neutrality) is the introduction of a carbon tax,” emphasizing his support for implementing a carbon tax.

The activists raised their voices, saying, “We feel that the candidate is using an avoidance strategy by stepping back rather than making the climate crisis a core agenda,” and urged, “We need to confront it head-on and settle the issue.” In response, Lee promised, “I will include climate issues in the constitution to change public awareness.”

Lee is expanding his connection with the 2030 generation through various topics. The 2030 voters are the casting vote in the presidential election but also a vulnerable group in terms of Lee’s approval ratings. Since the launch of the campaign committee, as of November, Lee has been engaging in youth-related schedules more than three times a week. Including the ‘MaeTaBus’ schedule, where he travels nationwide by bus every week, he essentially meets with young people almost every day of the week.

The topics are also diversifying, including virtual assets, real estate, and games. At the ‘e-Sports Development Parliamentary Group Inaugural Meeting’ held at the National Assembly the day before, he emphasized that the military should also demonstrate capabilities by establishing the ‘Sangmu e-Sports Team’ within the armed forces, stating, “Gaming is not a deviation but a part of the sports domain.” He promised a tax deferral for virtual assets and pledged large-scale public housing supply during a visit to youth housing. On the 3rd, he held a meeting with webtoon artists, on the 8th with startup officials, and on the 9th met with young firefighters to listen to their field difficulties.

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